The Town of Barnstable submitted the winning bid for the former Suni Sands Motel across from Craigville Beach at a U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing today (Sept. 9).

Judge Joan Feeney accepted the town's bid and drafted an order to that effect after the hearing.

The town was in competition with the highest bidder from a July auction, Thomas Castiello of Connecticut and Centerville. The trustee in the bankruptcy case negotiated with Casteillo for a slightly higher sale price of $550,000 and signed a purchase and sale agreement to that effect. The P&S also contained language that allowed the trustee to accept higher and better offers through a bidding process that ended with the Sept. 9 hearing.

The Town of Barnstable is acquiring the shuttered motel across from Craigville Beach for open space and recreational purposes.